Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new trailer for their upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum. The trailer finally revealed The Riddle as a character in the game.
Author - Jerry Paxton
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a new DLC pack for their MMORPG, DC Universe Online, featuring the mythos of the Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps. The “Fight for the Light” DLC pack will also add the “Light” power set for players to outfit characters with as well as new quests, locations, etc. Additionally, it will retail for $9.99 on both Windows PC and PlayStation 3 platforms.
“The Green Lantern has been a mainstay for DC Comics fans for more than 60 years, and is a fan favorite among our players,” said Mark Anderson, Game Director of DC Universe Online. “We’ve listened to the feedback, and fans can now create their own Lantern-inspired characters including the use of light powers.”
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Alienware has announced that they are now including Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1103 network adapters as an option in all of their gaming laptop models.
“We are excited to be partnering with Bigfoot Networks in being the first company to offer its high-performance Killer Wireless-N 1103 network adapters across our entire line of high-performance gaming laptops,” said Frank Azor, Alienware Product Planning Director. “With impressive online networking performance enhancements and Bigfoot’s exclusive Advanced Stream Detect™ technology, these new Killer Wireless-based gaming laptops will ensure our customers have the ultimate online gaming and HD video streaming experience.”
Key Killer Wireless-N 1103 features include:
- Advanced Stream Detect™ – Automatically classifies and prioritizes online games, HD video and high-quality audio for fewer interruptions and a better online experience.
- Visual Bandwidth Control™ – Enables users to see which applications are hogging bandwidth and tune allocations for each so they don’t interfere with online games, video or multimedia applications, allowing users to do more online tasks simultaneously.
- PC Monitor™ – Monitor and manage wireless laptop PC health and performance with graphical displays and detailed logging via an intuitive user interface.
- Cutting-Edge 11n Performance – Up to 5X better latency than leading competitors and enhanced rate-over-range performance, with 3-stream MIMO enabling industry-leading data rates of up to 450Mbps for higher data throughput over longer distances.
Namco Bandai has released 14 new screenshots of their upcoming fantasy actioner, Dark Souls. The game is due out on October 4 and will put players in the role of a warrior taking on a vast array of enemies – from mercenaries to supernatural creatures.
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Vogster Entertainment has released a new trailer for their online shooter, CrimeCraft, showing off the game’s new Summer Update. The Summer Update unleashes a host of improvements, new features, customizations and content, topped by a new game mode, Assault, Capture, Destroy (ACD), an objective-based game mode with two teams battling over a respawning Defense Core.
Universal Pictures has released the official movie poster for their upcoming horror prequel, The Thing. The movie is due out this October and will serve as a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 horror-flick, The Thing.
Codemasters have released the first gameplay trailer from their upcoming racing title, F1 2011. F1 2011 will be released on September 20, 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows, with Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita versions to follow.
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have released another trailer for their upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution which shows a bit more of the game world. This time, the trailer shows off the cities of the year 2027.
Sony Online Entertainment has announced the follow-up to their popular online shooter, PlanetSide, titled PlanetSide 2. The game is scheduled for release on Windows PCs and is being developed using the Forgelight MMO game engine.
“With huge war zones populated by thousands of fighters at once, the size and intensity of PlanetSide 2 are simply unequaled. Both longtime players of the series and FPS fans are going to be blown away by the massive scale of PlanetSide battles,” said Matt Higby, creative director of PlanetSide 2 at Sony Online Entertainment. “The immense scope, powerful vehicles and wealth of character customization options means players must think tactically and act as a team to conquer the battlegrounds.”
KEY FEATURES:
- MASSIVE WARFARE: Battles will take place not between dozens of troops, but hundreds, with air and ground vehicles slugging it out alongside squads of infantry. Whether in open fields, tightly-packed urban centers or enormous structures, winning requires strategic teamwork and a quick trigger finger in the massive battles.
- Three Empires: Players will have their choice to join three different empires, including Terran Republic, New Conglomerate and Vanu Sovereignty.
- BATTLE FOR TERRITORIES & RESOURCES: The core gameplay of PlanetSide 2 is about holding territories and controlling resources. Each battleground holds valuable resources and key positions, and the empire that can conquer (and manage to hold) these territories will be rewarded with fuel bonuses, ammo bonuses, tech bonuses, and more.
- Persistence: In PlanetSide 2 battles will last longer than a match timer. Battles will last for days or weeks, and finally taking control of the base means it’s yours until someone can take it back. Working strategically as a team to capture key tactical positions such as power plants and ammo depots will have long-lasting effects that can shift the tide of battle.
- ENORMOUS MAPS: PlanetSide 2 will launch with several continent maps; every inch of which will be contestable space. With the new territorial control meta-game, landmass will have intrinsic value even without notable installations or major features.
- FREE-FORM CLASS-BASED SYSTEM: Players will be able to unlock diverse combat roles by advancing through the skill tree, including several classic roles from PlanetSide. As players unlock new roles, they can switch between them at will.
- MISSION SYSTEM: Both SOE and players will be able to drive content, easing new players into the game and allowing veterans to feed content to players.
- SKILL TREES: Players will be able to build their soldier to match their play-style, or to match the needs of their squad, outfit or empire. Each combat role, vehicle and weapon will have extensive skill trees. These “cert trees” will allow players to grow characters laterally, unlocking weapons, attachments, equipment, specialized skills, and more.
- OUTFITS: Outfits (guilds) will also be able to customize themselves – allowing outfits to have their own identity, reputation and role in the ongoing war.
- WEAPONS: Players will be able to access more than 20 basic weapons, which can be customized to players’ preference or purpose.
- VEHICLES: A total of 15 vehicles, with two unique vehicles per empire. Players will be able to customize each vehicle, unlocking new skills and features.
- Vivox Integration: Players will be able to communicate with their squads both through keyboard and voice chat.
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1C Company has announced that they are continuing their Men of War action-strategy franchise with Men of War: Condemned Heroes. While there is no word on a release date as of yet, we do know that the game will focus on the Soviet “penal battalions” of the second World War, in which court-martialed officers were offered a chance for redemption if they served in the war effort.
Keyfeatures:
- Ultimate singleplayer experience – 4 campaigns consisting of 15 missions telling the story of the penal company from crucial 1942 to victorious 1945
- Truth about Soviet penal battalions from their former members
- New ultra-detailed photorealistic human models, faces and uniforms
- A comprehensive encyclopedia describing the structure of penal battalions and their operations